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BEIJING – Chinese and Russian aircraft on the Quad. The joint patrol lasted 13 hours over the seas of Japan and East China and involved Russian Tu-95MS and Chinese Xian H-6 strategic nuclear-capable bombers. For the Japanese Minister of Defense it is a “more serious provocation than in the past. As the international community responds to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the fact that China has taken such action with Russia, which is the aggressor, is cause for concern.